Bowl

Bowl

Public Domain

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Bowl
Date1870–1900
PlaceGhana, Africa
PlaceEngland
MediumBrass
Dimensions2 3/4 × 13 in. diameter (7 × 33 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1550
Not on view

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Department
African Art, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.

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